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Title
Construction and framing of a computer room addition at the base of the 150-foot tower telescope, Mount Wilson Observatory
Date Created and/or Issued
1973-05-17
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Photographs
Rights Information
For information on using Huntington Library materials, please see Reproductions of Huntington Library Holdings: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description
Construction and framing of a computer room addition at the base of the 150-foot tower telescope, Mount Wilson Observatory. Two unidentified construction workers are seen under the framing for the new building. The foundation of the new building is seen in the foreground; two ladders lean against it. Shrubs and trees are seen in the surrounding area.
Image courtesy of the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science Collection at the Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Type
image
Format
image/tiff
Identifier
COPC 158
28155
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/2306
Subject
Building--California--Photographs
Building construction--California--Mount Wilson
Building sites--California--Mount Wilson--Photographs
Construction--California--Mount Wilson
Construction equipment
Construction workers--United States
Framing (Building)
Steel framing (Building)
Foundations
Ladders
Trees
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Place
Mount Wilson (Calif.)
Source
Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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